All Entries in the "Featured Rumors" Category
A LOOK AT THE ISLANDERS DEFENSE: Part 2 of Series
Last week we looked at the Isles offense and asked if the makeup of the lines would lead to enough scoring to make playoffs hopes a reality. This week we look deep at the bigger and more porous issue of the last few years…The defense. Late last season, I was told that the Islanders would [...]
PAT LAFONTAINE AND STEVE WEBB TO RIDE 550 MILES FOR CHARITY
We here at HI support this effort by Pat LaFontaine and Steve Webb, and personally implore you to give just anything you can in support of this…. HOCKEY LEGENDS PAT LAFONTAINE AND STEVE WEBB TO RIDE 550 MILES FOR W20 FOUNDATION AND COMPANIONS IN COURAGE FOUNDATION NEW YORK (September 19, 2011) –NHL alumnus Steve Webb [...]
NY Islanders: A Recipe for Success?
We are in the dog days of summer. There is nothing worse for an Isles fan than an August where so much is left up in the air. Its been a long long month. The venue effort failed. Free agency was with minor solid piece on the bottom 6, which I warned long ago. The [...]
Nassau County Is Decadent and Depraved
Written under duress (and disappointment) by B.D. Gallof I’ve been following things in regard to the arena for a long time now. I never asked for it, nor do I derive any satisfaction from the writing of it. I’ve just striven for truth within a giant murk of all sorts of intentions, public [...]
Maybe The Most Important Decision For Stan Bowman
As Blackhawk fans anxiously await a blockbuster trade to be orchestrated by Stan Bowman, his most important task this summer may not get front page headlines. We discussed the strong possibility of Ice Hog head coach Bill Peters leaving to become an assistant coach with the Red Wings. The whispers have been made official today [...]
Filtering GM Speak and Some Speculation
The feedback from Blackhawk fans concerning the July 1 acquisitions is mixed. Some feel change was needed and the new arrivals will help their favorite club progress next season. Others believe the Hawks are now an older, slower team. Both sides have valid points. Back on April 18, concerning the future direction of the Hawks [...]
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Possibilities…
Without Troy Brouwer and Tomas Kopecky the Blackhawks are in need of a screen setter. Besides Jonathan Toews there isn’t anyone on the current roster who thrived in that role. Toews takes enough punishment and help is needed. Contract issues were probably not the main reason Brouwer and Kopecky are not with the Blackhawks. The [...]
Hawks Trade Brouwer and Dump Campbell
Sometimes things work out with an obvious trade partner. There was only one team that could swallow Brian Campbell’s contract and it was Dale Tallon’s Panthers. Stan Bowman somehow got Campbell to approve the deal and the rest is a math equation. I hesitate to call this transaction a trade. This wasn’t a talent for [...]
An Interesting Weekend Ahead
There are three Blackhawks who have trade value, plus contracts which would allow Stan Bowman to readily deal them. Readers will recall trade scenarios involving Troy Brouwer, Niklas Hjalmarsson and Patrick Sharp. Even before the Pierre LeBrun likely contract extension Tweet today…Sharp was unlikley to be traded. If the playing time for Hawk defensemen is [...]
Coaching Dominoes
Vancouver GM Mike Gillis wanted the drama to end in Winnipeg and a decision finally has come down. Claude Noel will become the new head coach for the True North franchise. Noel’s relationship with the True North group could have been the deciding factor. Kevin Cheveldayoff was far more familiar with Mike Haviland but maybe [...]
Noel Edges Out Haviland
From a source close to the situation…. Claude Noel will be named the new head coach in Winnipeg. More to come.
Jaromir Jagr very likely to come back to the NHL
Former all-star NHLer Jaromir Jagr is expected to come back to the NHL after a three-year hiatus during which he played with Omsk Avangard in the KHL. During his three seasons in Russia, Jagr collected 66 goals and 80 assists for 146 points in 155 games. The 39 year-old right winger last played in the [...]
The Short List In Winnipeg Is Even Shorter
It has been reported four candidates are competing for the Winnipeg head coaching position. They are Blackhawks’ assistant coach Mike Haviland, Craig MacTavish, Claude Noel and Craig Ramsay. Everyone except Haviland has been employed as a NHL head coach. Although there have been four people involved, my source indicates the position will likely go to [...]
Is Mike Haviland Headed North?
The loss of Assistant General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff may not only leave a hole in the Blackhawks’ front office. It has been reported Cheveldayoff will soon begin an interview process to find a head coach. From what I have been told, Hawks’ assistant coach Mike Haviland will almost certainly get a shot at the bench [...]
Improving On The Cheap Without A Big Trade
Since the Blackhawks’ season ended there have been some very good comments made by fans on this site and also by John Jaeckel’s gang at Hockey Buzz. Most agree the Hawks need to make some changes but the manner GM Stan Bowman goes about his business is up for debate. For a number a reasons [...]
Decisions on Frolik, Stalberg, Kopecky, Brouwer, Crawford and Offer Sheet Possibilities
For those trying to connect the dots for potential roster moves by Stan Bowman this summer they likely will hinge heavily on one player. The 2011-2012 Blackhawk roster could fall into place once a decision on Michael Frolik is reached. Although some other concerns may surface. Judging from Bowman’s remarks it seems almost a certainty [...]
Nashville Battles Back to Take 4-3 Win Over Vancouver
Facing elimination, the Nashville Predators held off the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 to send the series back to Nashville for a game 6 confrontation. Vancouver leads the series 3-2, with game 6 to be played Monday in Nashville. This win was nothing but a character win for the Predators. Facing elimination, where they had been [...]
You Can Call Me Al! Goalie Making GM Snow Look Brilliant
Could Al Montoya have walked into a better situation? After the Islanders were spurned by a whining Evgeni Nabokov. Then left in a lurch when oft-injured Rick DiPietro went down with a season ending injury (that’s as lightly as I could put it) and top prospect Kevin Poulin went down with a dislocated kneecap. As [...]
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